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Country
Map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa · Kinshasa
The Democratic Republic of the Congo spans the African and Somali plates. It has 3 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years, 3 of which have erupted since 1900. Since 1900, 8 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 1,244 deaths. Its exposure to natural hazards is 4.0 out of 10 (INFORM index), a medium level. Its overall risk index, which accounts for its ability to cope, is 8.0 out of 10.
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Population
- 105,789,731
- Area
- 2,344,858 km²
- Continent
- Africa
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
Exposure to natural hazards according to the European Commission's INFORM index, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), overall and for each type of hazard.
Overall Risk Index
This overall score combines hazard exposure with the vulnerability of the population (7.6 out of 10) and the lack of coping capacity (8.2 out of 10). A highly exposed but well-prepared country therefore gets a low overall score.
People Exposed Each Year
- 64,767to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 409,535to river floods
- 130to coastal floods
Overall Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- LandslideMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- TsunamiLow
- CycloneVery Low
Volcanoes (3)
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years; year of the last known eruption.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 2002Gisenyi · M 4.71,001 deaths
- 1966Kichwamba, Bondibogyo, Tanzania · M 6.6157 deaths
- 2008Bukavu · M 5.947 deaths
- 1960Lake Tanganyika · M 6.624 deaths
- 1992Kabalo · M 7.08 deaths
- 2015Bukavu · M 5.83 deaths
Regions
Regions with volcanoes, major earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones or famous faults.
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution